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Frederick Howard Buttel (October 15, 1948, Freeport, Illinois – January 14, 2005, Madison, Wisconsin) was the
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Professor of Rural Sociology at the
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. A prominent scholar of the sociology of agriculture, Buttel was well known also for his contributions to environmental sociology.


Early life

Buttel was "born on a dairy farm n northwestern Illinoisto Heye R. and Marian (Highbarger) Buttel"."Obituaries," ''Madison.com'', January 16, 2005.
Accessed: June 17, 2012.
His father was a farmer, his mother a school teacher.


Education and career

Buttel earned his B.S. (1970) and M.S. in Sociology (1972) degrees at the
University of Wisconsin–Madison A university () is an institution of higher (or tertiary) education and research which awards academic degrees in several academic disciplines. Universities typically offer both undergraduate and postgraduate programs. In the United Stat ...
, his master's degree in forestry and environmental studies at
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and his Ph.D. in sociology at the University of Wisconsin."Memorial Resolution of the Faculty of the University of Wisconsin-Madison: On the Death of Professor Frederick H. Buttell", April 4, 2005.
Accessed: June 17, 2012.
Prior to returning as a faculty member to Wisconsin, he served as a member of the faculty at
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and
Cornell University Cornell University is a private statutory land-grant research university based in Ithaca, New York. It is a member of the Ivy League. Founded in 1865 by Ezra Cornell and Andrew Dickson White, Cornell was founded with the intention to tea ...
. At the latter, he directed the Biology and Society Program. Buttel was editor of the journal, '' Research in Rural Sociology and Development'', and co-editor of '' Society & Natural Resources''. Buttel was a scholar in rural sociology whose research focused on four major areas of study: the sociology of agriculture, environmental sociology, technological change in agriculture, and national and global activism relating to environmental and agricultural policies.


Offices and awards

* Fellow,
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, 1987 * President, Rural Sociological Society, 1990–1991 * Excellence in Research Award, Rural Sociology Society, 1993 * Distinguished Contribution to Environmental Sociology Award, Section on Environment and Technology,
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, 1994 * Chair, Department of Rural Sociology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1998–2002 * President, Agriculture, Food and Human Values Society, 1998–1999 * President, Research Committee on Environment and Society (RC24),
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, 1998–2002 * Merit Award, Natural Resources Research Group, Rural Sociology Society, 1999 * Spitz Land-Grant Faculty Award, College of Agricultural and Life Sciences, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2004 * Distinguished Rural Sociologist Award, Rural Sociology Society, 2004 * Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation Professor, University of Wisconsin, 2004


Recognition

* After his death, the Research Committee on Environment and Society (RC24) of the International Sociological Association established in his honor the Frederick H. Buttel International Award for Distinguished Scholarship in Environmental Sociology. * Recognizing his contributions to the field, the Section on Environment and Technology of the American Sociological Association also renamed its Distinguished Contributions Award for him. * The endowed chair he held at the University of Wisconsin was renamed the Buttel-Sewell Professorship."Daniel Kleinman's curriculum vitae"


Co-authored books

* ''Rural Sociology of the Advanced Societies'' (1980) * ''Labor and the Environment'' (1984) * ''The Sociology of Agriculture'' (1990) * ''Toward a New Political Economy of Agriculture'' (1991) * ''Hungry for Profit: The Agribusiness Threat to Farmers, Food, and the Environment'' (2000) * ''Environment and Global Modernity'' (2000) * ''Environment, Energy, and Society: A New Synthesis'' (2001) * ''Sociological Theory and Environment'' (2002) * ''New Directions in the Sociology of Global Development, Volume 11'' (2005) * ''Governing Environmental Flows: Global Challenges to Social Theory'' (2006)


See also

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"Father's Advice Proved Dependable to Professor," ''University of Wisconsin-Madison News'', November 2, 2004

"Four Faculty Receive Hilldale Awards," ''University of Wisconsin-Madison News'', April 29, 2002
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